Small Scale Egg Producers' Meeting
Are you a small egg producer? Don’t miss out on this informative meeting! Thursday, May 23, 2019 10 a.m. to 2:45 …
Agriculture & Food
Extension and research at NC State address timely issues impacting our state. Extension delivers trusted information directly into the hands of farmers and agribusinesses, helping them translate knowledge into solutions that grow our economy and communities.
Wilson County Beekeepers Bee School
Do you have an interest in keeping bees? Have you thought about getting a hive, but don’t know anything …
WCBA December Meeting
In the spirit of the holiday season, we are having our first annual Christmas Party! It will be a …
Wilson County Beekeepers Association Meeting
Want to know which plants bees love? Then come out to hear Ms. Vivian Lamm, an Extension Master Gardener℠ …
Wilson County 4-H Livestock Show & Sale- Interest Meeting
October 23, 2018 6:30 p.m. Wilson County Ag Center For those youth and parents interested in participating in the 2019 Wilson County …
Yuck! Is It Polluted?
“Yuck! Is it polluted?” is a frequent question when people see our ditches and waterways with fluffy orange growths, …
UPDATED-Wilson County Beekeepers September Meeting
*****DUE TO HURRICANE FLORENCE, SEPTEMBER MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.******* Did you know you can supplement the honey flow to help …
Wilson County Beekeepers Association Monthly Meeting
Did you know there could be a menace lurking in your beehive? Want to learn how to get rid …
Wilson County Beekeepers Association Meeting
Do you have bees in an old structure? Are you curious how you remove bees from a house? If so, …
Small Scale Poultry Seminar
Small Scale Poultry Grower Regional Seminar Producing Safe, Healthy Poultry Meat, Farm to Table Thursday, May 24, 2018 NC Cooperative Extension Franklin County …
Pesticide Collection Day
Do you have old pesticides that you want to dispose of? If so, bring them to the Wilson County …
Wilson County Beekeepers Meeting, May 3
Interested in bees? Please come out to the Wilson County Agricultural Center on Thursday, May 3, 2018, at 7:00 …
Strategies for Propagating Vegetables Workshop
Strategies for Propagating Vegetables Do you have questions about: how to maximize the quality of your vegetables through your propagation …
Aquaponics Short-Course
Aquaponics Short Course, March 7, New Bern Convention Center Designed to provide entrepreneurs research based technical training in the fundamentals …
Cultivating Future Leaders--Program for Teens in Agriculture
The Cultivating Future Leaders program, offered by Wilson County 4-H, is designed to educate the young agricultural leader with …
Environmental Education - Southeastern NC Activities and Information
Do you like word search games? Own a septic system? Have wet areas on your property? Curious about wind …
What Do the NWS Watches and Warnings Mean?
It’s early 2018 and the National Weather Service has already been busy with a variety of winter weather event …
Poultry Show and Auction at the Wilson County Fair!
Chick Chain Flyer Do you enjoy chickens? Come by the Wilson County Fair on September 20, 2017, to watch 4-H’ers …
Citizen Science Program Needs Your Help Observing the Weather!
The following article was provided by David Glenn, Science & Operations Officer, NC CoCoRaHS State Co-Coordinator, with the National Weather Service in …
Timber Restoration Funds (TRF) Available Through NC Forest Service
On January 23, 2017, $1,000,000 in “time-limited” funding has been authorized to assist landowners within any counties designated in …
Learn More Using the Resources Below
County Extension Programs
- Growing Small Farms: Sustainable Agriculture in North Carolina
- Wilson Botanical Gardens
- Wilson County Farmers Market
- Wilson County Young Farmers Association
Extension Programs at NC State University
Information Portals
- Ag BioTech
- Executive Farm Management Program
- Extension Entomology - Insect Biology and Management
- Extension Plant Pathology
- Horticulture
- Industrial Hemp
- NC FarmLink
- NC Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
- NC Pesticide Safety Education
- NC Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program
- Official Variety Testing
More Extension Programs at NC State University
- Agricultural and Human Sciences
- Agriculture and Resource Economics Extension
- Apiculture and Beekeeping
- Biological and Agricultural Engineering
- Crop and Soil Sciences
- Extension Soils Program
Partnerships and Organizations
- Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS)
- NC Climate Data
- NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- NC State Climate Office
- USDA Agricultural Marketing Service
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